Neither of my babies took straight to pinkies when I got them and this is what worked for me. Take the water dish out the day before your next feeding attempt when you do the soaked pinky method. They will start drinking water off of the pinky and sometimes transition straight into eating - this worked for one of my babies the first time I tried it. My more stubborn baby required scenting. I used some tuna canned in plain old water. I just thawed my pinky out in the tuna water and it got the more stubborn hatchling feeding straight away.
Make sure your snake is setup right and you're giving it plenty of time undisturbed. I wouldn't hold or mess with him any more than necessary until he's a strong feeder. Give him 3-4 days between feeding attempts. When you do the water method you just gently hold the head of the pinky on the snake's nose. When you do the scenting method try by leading the snake by half an inch or so until he's following strongly then let him hit it.
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